The Murder Mystery Generator and the Halloween Horror Creative Writing Lesson Fantastic double pack, featuring the murder mystery generator (a fun Power Point randomly generating a murder mystery for students to write) and the complete Halloween horror lesson. Murder Mystery Generator A fun murder mystery generator to help students write a murder mystery story! The generator will provide a random generation of suspect, motive, weapon and setting. Great for creative writing or drama! The Halloween Murder Mystery – Creative Writing Story A fantastically engaging lesson with arresting imagery. Students write a Halloween murder mystery story following a set scenario. The scenario: On a stormy Halloween night, you and your friends set off to attend a ‘spooky’ Halloween fancy dress party. You make your way through the storm in good spirits and arrive at the house on the hill where the party is taking place. Inside the house, the party is in full swing and you are happy to take shelter from the storm and join in the fun! Until… You realise someone has been murdered… But who and why? And will you make it out alive? Highly attractive Power Point includes: * Full lesson scenario * Starter task * Lesson objectives * Planning sheet * Writing and discussion prompts * Interactive murder mystery bingo with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com) Also included: things to include in descriptive writing, writing checklist and word banks! All the material for an excellent, one-off lesson or lessons. For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images from patheos.com, npr.org, wallpapervotex, Pixabay, Gamevuze.)

What Do You Like about Life in Britain + Word Games Pack An engaging full lesson about life in Britain. Attractive Power Point includes: * Famous Britons starter * Lesson objectives * Capital letter checklist with example (optional task) * Video clips discussing life in Britain * Planning prompts * Main writing task (likes and dislikes of life in Britain) * Writing extension * Discussion plenary prompt Also included is a bumper word game quiz pack ideal for starters or general quizzes! For more great resources and complete lesson visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: all images used are copyright free from Wikipedia and Flickr.com)

Halloween Special - The Haunting Creative Writing A group of friends find themselves trapped in an old hotel, only to suffer strange lucid dreams and terrifying nightly visitations. Will they escape or go insane? And what is the significance of the black rose? Visually attractive, creative horror story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.) Power point includes: * Attractive title page. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above). * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Character cards page (with example, included) where students complete their own characters on special cards (resources included at the back of the Power Point.) * Planning sheet giving students a structured method in which to write an effective story (included at the back of the Power Point.) * A review prompt to discuss writing so far. * A review peer-assessment prompt which should set students up to continue the story next lesson. * Each slide gives students a “TEEP” instruction at the start of the slide, indicating which sort of activity is involved at each stage. ***Now available in a dystopian and horror bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dystopian-and-horror-bundle-11219710 *Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!* https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-four-lesson-bundle-11256414 Also included is a funny caption starter pack! (Credits: Donney Nunley, Circus Tricks, Flickr.com. Emo Attitude, Haunted Boy, Deviant art.)

A group of friends find themselves trapped in an old hotel, only to suffer strange lucid dreams and terrifying nightly visitations. Will they escape or go insane? And what is the significance of the black rose? Visually attractive, creative horror story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.) Power point includes: * Attractive title page. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above). * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Character cards page (with example, included) where students complete their own characters on special cards (resources included at the back of the Power Point.) * Planning sheet giving students a structured method in which to write an effective story (included at the back of the Power Point.) * A review prompt to discuss writing so far. * A review peer-assessment prompt which should set students up to continue the story next lesson. * Each slide gives students a “TEEP” instruction at the start of the slide, indicating which sort of activity is involved at each stage. ***Now available in a dystopian and horror bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dystopian-and-horror-bundle-11219710 *Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!* https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-four-lesson-bundle-11256414 If you enjoyed this resource, you will also enjoy: A Christmas Murder Mystery 2 – Death on the Train, available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-2-death-on-the-train-full-lesson-11180011 (Credits: Donney Nunley, Circus Tricks, Flickr.com. Emo Attitude, Haunted Boy, Deviant art.)